the same car model name gets much bigger and more powerful over time. Usually a new model is inserted under the existing one, for honda its the "fit". 1985 ci

the same car model name gets much bigger and more powerful over time. Usually a new model is inserted under the existing one, for honda its the "fit". 1985 civic was quite small, about 150" in length and small engines usually < 100 horsepower. the new civic is (169.3 in) 4,300 mm, considerable larger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic_(third_generation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic_(third_generation) you can see the evolution in civic size by car generation here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic#Ninth_generation_(2012–2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic#Ninth_generation_(...